Salient Federal Solutions Wins Role on $30M BPA to Provide IT Services to National Institutes of Health

FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Federal Solutions, Inc. (Salient), a leading provider of information technology, training, engineering, and intelligence analytic services to agencies in the intelligence, defense, homeland security, cyber security, and federal civilian markets, today announced the award of the Information Technology Research, Application, and Web Development Support Services contract by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The blanket purchase agreement (BPA) will be in effect for the next five years and has an anticipated value of $30 million. Salient is one of twenty awardees eligible to compete for task orders under the contract.

NIH, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. NIH provides leadership and direction to programs designed to improve the health of the nation by conducting and supporting research. Its mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

Under this contract, Salient will have the opportunity to deliver specialized Information Technology services in eight functional areas of NIH. Among these, core support will provide helpdesk operations, network and security infrastructure, web and application development, and research support services to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Office Acquisition Center (COAC), and Customer Institutes and Centers (CIC).

As a leading IT solutions provider, Salient takes an agile-driven approach to the advancement and automation of IT infrastructure application, web, and research support. Salient currently provides advanced IT research, development, operation, and maintenance support to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the National Cancer Institute, and maximizes customer satisfaction by facilitating scientific administration and business process through automation and empowering customers' leading-edge information technologies. 

"This contract is a great opportunity for Salient to contribute to the vital mission of NIH," said Brad Antle, CEO of Salient. "Our committed experience deploying our engineering talents to a wide range of IT surge requirements will be of benefit to NIH as they continue their life saving work."

About Salient Federal Solutions: A leading provider of Federal IT and engineering solutions enabling government and industry to respond quickly to new or surge mission requirements with exactly the right people, skills, expertise, and technical solutions. Salient is constantly working to accelerate mission impact by delivering highly adaptable technology services, engineering solutions, and domain expertise enabling customers to rapidly meet the pressing requirements of today, while anticipating tomorrow's evolving challenges. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, Salient has offices in Alexandria, McLean, Colorado Springs, Orlando, San Diego, and Tampa. Recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America's Most Promising Companies and named Contractor of the Year. www.salientfed.com.

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